A small, cozy restaurant that serves exquisite Northern Italian food in a warm and inviting ambiance with excellent service. We are a fine dining restaurant with a very friendly, welcoming environment. You don't need to wait until a special occasion to visit us- we'd love to see you anytime! Come and visit so that you can try our chef's delectable daily specials for lunch or dinner. See you soon!

Bellissimo Restaurant offers catering for both small and large parties. In addition, we can offer carry-out for those lunches or evenings when you would prefer to eat at home or in the office. Please call Mary for more details at 202 262-3726.

There are many PUBLIC PARKING lots available to Bellissimo diners that are steps from the front door. Public parking lots include: one block behind Bellissimo (south) on University Drive; one block north on University Drive next door to the Town Hall; one block east on Main Street(236).

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Special events & promotions

Bellissimo Restaurant has partnerships with The Fairfax Symphony and George Mason Center for the Arts. Ticketholders of the Fairfax Symphony Concerts enjoy a 10% discount on the evening of performances. In addition, ticketholders of George Mason University's Center for the Arts Opera Series enjoy a $15% discount on evenings of performances. Please bring your tickets to us and we will be happy to honor your discount. Feel free to contact Mary at 202 262-3726 or info@bellissimorestaurant.com for details.

Private Dining

Bellissimo can accommodate private parties of up to 65 people for lunch or dinner any day of the week. We have experience in a wide range of private parties, including anniversaries, wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, graduations, office parties, business meetings, fundraising events and holida

The food was good. The ambience is nice but maybe a little dated. One problem was A lamb dish on the menu which was not available and then the server said it has not been available for months so the menu also may need a little bit of updating. Otherwise an enjoyable restaurant

The food was amazing, we got to the restaurant 3 minutes late and I felt like we were rush since they close at 10pm but our reservations was at 9:30pm I will recommend not to take late reservation if you need to rush customer out.

My favorite Italian restaurant in Old Town Fairfax City. The owner (Omar) is the chief chef who continually produces incredible dishes that look as good as the taste. Omar has assembled a small wait staff who dress and act like professionals. Lovely quiet and romantic atmosphere. I will continue to frequent this GREAT find. Always lots of flowers.

Bellissimo is a small Italian restaurant in Old Towne Fairfax my friend and I decided to try for restaurant week. We were greeted right away and service was upbeat and pleasant. They were attentive for how busy it was. Food portions were larger than we expected so we had some great leftovers for the following day. We definitely recommend getting the tiramisu cake. It was fantastic and delicious (and that was quite a decent portion as well so really worth it).

As always, Bellissimo provided a quality meal at a reasonable price. The service is outstanding with a server who is efficient, friendly, and provides excellent advice on the offerings. Bellissimo is our favorite Italian restaurant.

We always enjoy a visit to Bellissimo. We visited for Fairfax City's Restaurant Week for dinner. The restaurant week menu is really an outstanding value. I enjoyed the soup of the day, the fresh fish and the tiramisu. The restaurant is quiet and very pretty, and the servers are all very good.

Husband & I went for dinner on a Sat. night. I had the best veal that I've had in a long time. My husband had the ragu and we both shared a salad. We enjoyed the tiramisu for dessert. The restaurant was full that night so it was a little noisy & sometimes hard to hear. We'll definitely return.

This was my first visit to Bellissimo and I will look forward to more visits in the future. Bellissimo is a small and charming restaurant. My friend and I enjoyed our dinner so very much. I especially appreciate the special care that was taken due to my dietary restrictions. Rey was very knowledgeable about what I could eat and the chef took great care to prepare my food. Our meals were delicious and beautifully presented. Ennio, José and Elba were also very attentive. My compliments to the chef!

I took myself here for dinner on a Sunday night and thoroughly enjoyed every bit of my meal and service. I have been to several Italian restaurants and I even lived in Italy for 2 years. Bellissimo is one of the best Italian restaurants I have visited. I will definitely be coming back.

I've only been once, so I'll save a star on the excellent food until I've sampled more of the menu. For what it's worth, every bite I sampled from my girlfriend's plate was just as good as what I ordered.

A tad pricey, but it's not like they're hiding that from you. It isn't S'barro.

The place is small and the seating a little cramped. It appears to draw an older crowd. That said, the food is very, very good and the prices are very reasonable. It is authentic in an old school way. We would much rather come here than go to a Great American Restaurant outlet, for example.

Our experience was disappointing. The food was bland and unremarkable. We had 2 servers waiting on our table and they did not seem to be communicating with each other so we were asked multiple times if we had already ordered various courses. The price was quite high compared to other local restaurants.

We lucked out that it was restaurant week so the meal was inexpensive. Unfortunately we didn't get to see the regular menu so the selections were limited. The only other problem was since we were going to a concert close by and were running late it wasn't as leisurely as it could have been. Not the restaurant's fault.

Service was horrible with the server bringing out the wrong appetizer and main dish. We went during Restaurant Week but it wasn’t busy at all. The people dining next to us on both sides actually thought it was pretty comical because the server kept making the mistake. Not even an apology even though we had to wait a long time for the right food to come out. Also do NOT order any cocktail as their drinks are made horrible. Most likely because there is no bartender and the server makes the drinks. Not a good experience at all. Food was good though!

Went for restaurant week. They had an excellent selection with lots of choices. We had the hardest time choosing. The service was excellent and the waitor was very helpful and patient as we chose a bottle of wine and our dinner order. The wine recommendation was excellent.

For starter we ordered Crostina di Polenta Calamari and Cotechino Con Fagioli. I have never had grilled calamari that was so tender. It was absolute perfection. The sausage was also delicious. For entree we ordered Vitello al Porcine and Fettucine al Ragu Salsiccia Caprino. Both were delicious but I think the veal was tastier. Dessert was incredible. We had the strawberries with cream and cheesecake. Amazing.

I definitely recommend this place of you like a cozy little restaurant with excellent food and service. We got there a little bit early which I think was great for getting a little extra attention from our server. They do get quite busy as the night progresses since they split the restaurant between 2 servers.

We did not have any trouble finding parking across the street. Maybe also a benefit of being a bit early.

One of my favorite restaurants!!! The executive chef owns the restaurant and is a master in the kitchen while his wife does the paperwork. Having been in the kitchen of various Italian restaurants he combines all his skills and knowledge in his own kitchen and is able to produce meals from all the regions of Italy. The wait staff are true professionals that glide unobtrusively around the dinning room look to serve your every need. A wonderful older gentleman from Sicily was my server and was extremely helpful in my dish selections. You can not go wrong in selecting anything on the menu!! The lamb and veal dishes were recommended by Chef. This was and remains one of best restaurant week bargains. The dining area is oh so comfortable and warm.

The bread was amazing, our waiter was extremely charming and entertaining, the ambience was perfect and the food was delicious. Cannot think of anything to criticize! Would definitely go back again if I had the chance.

This was the first dining experience at Bellissimo for my wife and me--and, frankly, was chosen at random, largely because of its location. We had not been out on a "date" night in quite some time and Bellissimo ended up being a serendipitous selection. It was romantic, the wait staff attentive--without being excessively so, the food was very good, and it reminded us of several places we frequented while dating before marriage--adding immensely to our enjoyment. We have already recommended Bellissimo to friends who enjoy Italian food.

We ring in the new year at Bellissimos for the past three years. We have really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food is spectacular! The presentation is very creative. The owner/Chef has come out to ring in the new year!

I found this restaurant to be a very lovely little place. It was stunningly quiet inside. You merely had to whisper to hold a conversation. I have never been to somewhere like that. It was very very relaxing. The food was to die for! They serve nicely controlled portions that don't make you feel too full. Finally, the services was fast but not so much so that you felt rushed. I will definitely return for another quiet night of fine dining!

This is definitely one of, if not the best Italian restaurants I've been to in this area. The ambiance is great, the staff is extremely friendly, and the food was fantastic. They seem to genuinely care about the product that they put out. They also bake their own bread, which was also fantastic. The only possible criticism I could give was that there is not an extensive wine list. But not being a big wine person, that did not bother me so much. Being that I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and have eaten in some of the best Italian restaurants, I can truly say that Bellissimo does it right.

Bellissimo is our go too for "non-chain" Italian food. The restaurant is very small and intimate but you are not rushed through dinner in order to achieve a "high" turnover. Portions are large enough for sharing with 2 people.